David Yeager Band

BandChristianSinger/Songwriter

Piercing vocals, lush layered guitars and soaring violin define the DYB's sound. The lyrical substance of a gifted singer/songwriter is infused with the passion of old-school rock and roll. The result is intricate yet accessible, the hooks both memorable and meaningful, and the message clear.

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Biography

Meet the David Yeager Band.

Together these four artists infuse the lyrical substance of a gifted singer/songwriter with the passion of old-school rock and roll. The resulting sound is intricate yet accessible, the hooks both memorable and meaningful, and the message clear.

DYB front man David Yeager (vocals, guitar, violin) is backed by guitarist Steve Wick, bassist Jon Chavez and drummer Matt Chandik. The band formed in 2007 after the four members crossed paths in church music ministry. They released their full-length debut In Your Sight I Am Sound in the spring of ’09, and now perform regularly throughout the Chicago-land area.

Though a new band, the DYB members are experienced musicians with a history of success. Wick has two solo albums under his belt as well as a host of production credits through his home-grown Resonance Audio Media. Yeager himself is an active session violinist/vocalist and published songwriter. His resume includes live performance on Moody Broadcasting Network’s Midday Connection and a children’s album released through Awana Clubs International with Wick producing.

Yeager’s lyrics dance between the spiritual and the commonplace, exploring the space that lies between the sacred and the everyday. “That place where we spend so much time and yet never get comfortable,” Yeager explains. “There’s always a tension in the Gospel,” he continues. “We have these tremendous promises in Christ, but we still have to get up every morning and fight the traffic. We have to live in both worlds.”

Yet it is not merely the songwriter’s craft or the band’s musicianship that ties these songs together. The other common element is the group’s collective joy. Despite reflections on a hurting society and the occasional moody break-up song (a staple in any self-respecting songwriter’s catalog,) these performers reveal a kind of childlike wonder that reaches their audience as well. They become caught up in the moment, not just in the music itself but in praise of a Creator who makes such moments possible.

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Long Island Lullaby

The sun comes up as the paper arrivesDaddy is catching the 6:25Laura’s reminded as she locks the doorThat Mama don’t live here anymoreNobody lives here anymore

A south-bound train took her far from hereLaura remained just to finish the yearMama said they needed a chance to unwindBut Daddy didn’t have the timeDaddy never had the time

Now hush little Laura, keep it all insideLiving alone makes it easy to hideYou’re hanging around but you’re running awayCause your mind is resigning but your heart won’t stay(Singing Ahh...)Sing along with the Long Island Lullaby

Nobody mourned them or called it a crimeIt was only a sign of these New York TimesNobody warned them of a place in the heartWhere a tear in the lining tore them apartA tear in the lining tore her apart

The moonlight falls where the sun once shoneLaura is wandering off on her ownTo walk to the water and wish on a starTrying to find out where they areDying to find out who they are

Now hush little Laura, if your heart don’t singPapa’s gonna buy you a diamond ringBut somehow that diamond ring don’t shineWhen the lullaby comes on the telephone line(Singing Ahh...)Sing along with the Long Island Lullaby

So you wait for the wind to blow your dreams to the landAs you reach to the shore and write your name in the sandWhile the waves of the winter whisper a sighAnd sing along with the Long Island Lullaby(Singing Ahh...)Sing along with the Long Island Lullaby

The sun comes up as the paper arrivesTelling the story of too many livesLaura only needed a reason to shineBut Daddy didn’t have the timeDaddy never had the time

Sound

Written By: David Yeager

On my own As I travel over sea and under stone I can never go aloneIn your eyes I can read between the liesIt's your spirit gives me hearing And your word that gives me sight

You are lightLike a beacon on a mountain burning brightWhen I see it shining through I am foundLike an anchor in the ocean I am boundYou are light and in your sightI am sound

In the stormAs the elements of anger start to swarmIn the blizzard I am warmIn your blazeI can concentrate my gaze through this maze of waysYou have shown me what is good and what is right

So call my name and speak it loudThe way you love me inside outYou lift me from my needAnd set me where I cannot leave you

So take my breath and hold my tongueCome be the air within my lungsLead me in all I doTo listen for the sound of you

In my sleepEven then you are the company I keepWhen you're counting me a sheepIn your handI will bend to your commandYou'll defend me from the dangers of my darkest night

You are lightLike a cloud upon the mountain burning brightI can see it shining through and I am foundYou part the waters and I walk upon dry groundYou are light and in your sightI am sound

Chorus:For you I would swim a sea of facesThrough you my death defyTo you I'm talking up a storm of praisesBut somehow I stutter when I try to testify

Patience, I'm waiting for wordsDays pass, I still haven't stirredAlways the heavens are telling your nameHow can your children do less than the same?Lord I’m weak, help me speak from your heart

What if life was but a dream, but the dream was real as life?And the light was never seen, so the we dreamed the dark was light?Someday someone will answer that callHow can they when they don't hear us at all?Teach me Jesus to speak from your heart